congestive heart failure

It’s not exactly a crystal ball, but researchers have developed a simple “mortality index” – you might call it a death test – to figure out an older person’s risk of dying in the next 10 years. The 12-question test was developed for doctors to use on their patients age 50 and older. Some of the questions might strike you as the “well, duh” variety – do you have a malignant tumor? chronic lung disease? congestive heart failure? – while …